The Cerro Castillo Formation is a
Jurassic
The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately 143.1 Mya. ...
geologic
formation in
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
.
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic Geological period, period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the #Evolutio ...
remains diagnostic to the
genus
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level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
[Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.]
Paleofauna
* ''
Megalosaurus chubutensis'' - "Tooth."
["Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 78.] (''
nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium,'' it may be impossible to determine whether a ...
'')
* ''M. inexpectatus'' - "Tooth."
- (tetan indet)
See also
*
List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
**
List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
References
Bibliography
* Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp.
Geologic formations of Argentina
Jurassic Argentina
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of South America
Paleontology in Argentina
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